Dwynwen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DWIN-wen
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Dwynwen is a girls' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Dwynwen mean?
Welsh: ends in Welsh gwen 'white, blessed'
Saint Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers; her feast on 25 January is celebrated as Wales's Valentine's Day.
Is Dwynwen a girl's or a boy's name?
Dwynwen is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dwynwen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Dwynwen, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2023, with 4 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Dwynwen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Dwynwen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden, Aoibheann, Eireann, Ocean, Raegan, Rowan, Fiadh, Kiara, Maeve, Teagan, Eira, Cassidy
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dwynwen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dwynwen, updated 20 October 2026.